The following is a guest post regarding PRP for aging skin. PRP is blood plasma that has been enriched with Growth Factors and Platelets. Growth Factors are proteins that will bind with receptors on the surface on cells to encourage cell division. Growth Factors enhance proliferation, fibroblasts and keratinocytes which produce collagen. Platelets are very […]
Is PRP successful in meniscus injuries? Dr. George Themistocleous Although PRP has healing factors that have the ability to repair meniscal tears, no study has been specifically focused on its use for meniscus tears, until now. Several patients with MRI-documented meniscal tears that received treatment with PRP, reported symptom improvement and return to everyday activity […]
I think it´s just best I tell you the whole story. I´m a soccer player and I´ve played it almost all my life. I just finished my collegiate soccer career in Florida. I was a part of a very successful team. We won our conference and also the National Championship. It all started early 2011. […]
The natural progression of aging of the face is volume depletion, gravity and loss of collagen creating skin that is thin without the youthful glow we once had. The face literally goes from being V shaped to a more square appearance. This is due to the fact that at the top of the face literally […]
Here is a very nice PRP related article that involves one of our lead physician contributors on prptreatments.org! Dr. Andrew Blecher explains the current state of PRP, and his view of the way PRP should be used in many different sports medicine conditions in his practice.. He admits that PRP should not be the first treatment […]
